Ex parte BENTON et al. - Page 5




          Appeal No. 1999-1267                                                        
          Application No. 08/755,150                                                  


          discloses a pH range between about 6.2 and about 6.8.  Citing               
          In re Ayers,                                                                
          154 F.2d 182, 69 USPQ 109 (CCPA 1946) for the proposition that              
          “about” permits some tolerance, the examiner argues that the                






























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